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That might not be totally fair, but I did not like it. To summarize the main theme of the speech – “I am really competitive, I took things personally, but you all motivated me….but I am still better than you”

I did not hear David Robinson’s speech, but I am sure it was much more articulate and humble. Not that Jordan’s speech was horrible, but it was completely filled with his ego and the fact that he felt that he was more important than the organization. If going on to say that the players win games, not the organization.

He rambled, did not articulate his feelings well and seemed to want to remind everyone in the room how and why he is the best NBA player of all time.

Jordan was emotional from the beginning of his speech. I am sure he was thinking about his father, he had a room filled with teammates and other familiar people. And whenever you watch a your own career retrospective, and I sure it brings back a lot feelings.

Congrats to Micheal Jordan, John Stockton, David Robinson, Jerry Sloan and C. Vivian Stringer. You all deserved it.

Scottie Pippen Will Be In The HOF Soon

It was great to see Scottie Pippen, Toni Kukoc, Steve Kerr and even Dennis Rodman at the ceremony – I was not there, I just watched. I will be happy when Pippen gets elected – he is eligible in 2010. I think people are starting to forget how good he was. How important he was to Jordan’s success and the Bulls six championships.

Pippen’s career stat line was 16.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 5.2 apg, and 2.0 steals a game. He also shot 47.3% from the field and 70% from the foul line. Pippen was a seven time All-Star, and in the 1993-94 All-Star game, he won the MVP Award.

Pippen and Jordan were they only two players for the Bulls for all six titles. And Pippen was the perfect balance to Jordan. While Jordan dominated the ball, Pippen was good open shooter, could finish in traffic and at the rim. But Pippen was even more dominate as a defender. He was able to guard point guards to power forwards. With a combination of speed, anticipation and long arms; Pippen was a defensive threat anywhere on the court.